Tag Archives: food

Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: What’s the Hidden Cost of Cheaper Food?

As shown in this short video, in the U.S. we spend over 15 percent on healthcare—the most of any country, yet we spend the least on food. Most wealthy countries, like the U.S.–and followed by the U.K., Denmark, and Hong Kong–use a small percentage of their household expenditures on food. Those countries that spend the most on food compared to… (more…)

August 6, 2010,
Author: Donna Mazzitelli,
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Categories: Being A Bellisima Goddess , Bellisima Green Challenge , Bellisima Green Living
Tags: diabetes, food, food costs, healthcare costs, nutrition, obesity, processed food

Soulful Sunday–Food Glue

Since June, food has been in the forefront of my thoughts. First, there was the trip to Italy in the second half of June where my mom, my sister and I savored the wonderful delights of Northern Italian cuisine–my clothes still don’t quite fit as they should… Many of the foods, and the ways in which they were prepared, reminded… (more…)

July 25, 2010,
Author: Donna Mazzitelli,
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Categories: Being A Bellisima Goddess , Inner Bellisima Goddess
Tags: daughters, food, grandmother, love, meals, mother, Soulful Sunday

Magical Monday–You Can Be The Change!

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”–Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi spoke these words many years ago. He is commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi–Mahatma is the Sanskrit word for “Great Soul.” His words are as relevant today as they were then. I believe each of us has something to offer our world that is unique–each… (more…)